GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS
07/31/2111
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS (GCL) CARDINALS
GAME ID: 12912 - FRIDAY, JULY 31ST , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Houston (GCL) Astros (15-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0
St. Louis (GCL) Cardinals (27-6) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4 8 0
Cardinals Double Up Astros, 4-2
The rain came, as predicted, but the St. Louis (GCL) Cardinals and Houston (GCL) Astros were able to complete their ballgame.

St. Louis (GCL) picked up a win at Roger Dean Stadium, bumping off the Houston (GCL) Astros, 4-2. Pitcher Alberto Orozco was a major reason the Cardinals emerged victorious. In 6.1 innings, Orozco surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 13 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs.

With two out in the bottom of the seventh, Ali Walker had a game-changing hit. The Cardinals catcher slammed a run-scoring single off Joey Case, making the score 4-2, St. Louis (GCL).

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Houston (GCL) skipper Edgardo Avalos, "and it cost us."

The Cardinals have a robust 10-game lead in the East Division.
HOUSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bliss 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .294 1 3
W. Mills RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .285 6 19
J. Feickert 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .333 3 19
M. Garza 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273 4 12
   b-D. Hartey PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365 2 10
K. Rieder SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .311 4 20
C. Patton C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .247 1 7
D. Johanson CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326 2 17
   a-N. Muehlberg PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 1 5
J. Rosario LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 0 4
É. Harper DH 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 .278 2 20
Totals 28 2 7 2 2 13 11      
a - N. Muehlberg pinch hit for D. Johanson in the 7th
b - D. Hartey pinch hit for M. Garza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Feickert (6, 4th Inning off A. Orozco, 0 on, 1 out) , É. Harper (5, 7th Inning off B. Herschler, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bliss 2 , J. Feickert 4 , K. Rieder , É. Harper 2
2-out RBI: É. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Mills , M. Garza , C. Patton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Feickert (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rivas CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .451 3 12
J. Zamarripa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263 7 27
M. Vaughn SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .274 4 19
J. Brown LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .300 3 15
A. Walker C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .279 1 6
M. Whitaker DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .398 4 13
J. Lorenzo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 0 10
E. Malave RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 3 10
M. Stripling 2B 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .327 0 16
Totals 29 4 8 4 4 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Malave (1, 3rd Inning off L. Marquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Stripling (9, 5th Inning off L. Marquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Rivas (1, 5th Inning off L. Marquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Rivas 4 , J. Brown , A. Walker , M. Whitaker , E. Malave 2 , M. Stripling 3
2-out RBI: J. Brown , A. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Walker , M. Whitaker , J. Lorenzo 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Vaughn (5) , M. Whitaker 2 (2)

FIELDING
PB: A. Walker
HOUSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Marquez L (0-3) 5.0 6 3 3 2 5 0 80 3.86   
J. Case 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 34 6.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Marquez 46
Batters Faced: L. Marquez 23, J. Case 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Marquez 5-5, J. Case 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: L. Marquez 80-48, J. Case 34-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Orozco W (4-0) 6.1 4 2 2 2 13 0 109 1.55   
B. Herschler H (2) 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.54   
A. Krosby SV (2) 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Orozco 68
Batters Faced: A. Orozco 25, B. Herschler 5, A. Krosby 0
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Orozco 1-5, B. Herschler 1-1, A. Krosby 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Orozco 109-71, B. Herschler 14-8, A. Krosby 0-0
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Herschler 2-2 , A. Krosby 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alberto Orozco
Ballpark: Roger Dean Stadium
Weather: Rain (86 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 7180
Special Notes: The game was called in the 8th inning due to bad weather.
Wednesday, July 9th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 66